The results below are in three sections. The first confirms the address you searched on, including details of any previous addresses used by the property. This may be because of street renumbering c 1930, or a street name change.

The second section lists all known previous residents at the property, based on historical records. These are mainly old Glasgow Post Office Directories to 1939, and valuation rolls from 1875 to 1925. They mostly predate the gardens but there are now a few records for these properties too. If any item in the results appears clickable, you’re in luck – it likely links to articles on the website covering that property or individual in more detail.

The third section contains some historical notes on the whole street.

NoStreetFrom UntilFormer No Former Street Historical Notes
8Moray Place1859, Alexander Thomson. 8 Moray Place. Spencer the jeweller, the Frews, carting contractors and Harry Winocour, cinema proprietor

NameAgeOccupation ProprietorNote FromUntilSourceComments
James Simpson Jeweller & Watchmakerof 49 Eglinton St 18631874 Glasgow Post Office Directory
James Simpson53 Jeweller Master Employing ApprenticeHead 1871 1871 Censusb. Crosswell Renfrewshire
Margaret Simpson26 Daughter 1871 1871 Census
William Simpson21 Clerk & Ship Croker GeneralSon 1871 1871 Census
Ann Keither35 Domestic ServServant 1871 1871 Census
John Millar Occupier 1875 Valuation Roll
Mrs Margaret Simpson Or Millar Owner 1875 Valuation Roll
Margaret W Howatt55 HouseholderHead 1881 1881 Census
Janet Fyfe18 General ServServant 1881 1881 Census
Mrs Margaret Howatt Tenant Occupier 1885 Valuation Roll
James Smith Owner 1885 Valuation Roll
Mrs Dr Howatt 1886 Glasgow Post Office Directory
Margaret N Howatt65 Private MeansHead 1891 1891 Census
Mrs Margaret Howatt Tenant Occupier 1895 Valuation Roll
James Smith Owner 1895 Valuation Roll
Margaret M Howard75 Living on own meansHead 1901 1901 Census
Isabella Sheddon23 Serv (Servant) 1901 1901 Censusb. Coatbridge Lanarkshire
Mrs Margaret Howatt Tenant Occupier 1905 Valuation Roll
James Smith Owner 1905 Valuation Roll
Mrs Grace W E Frew Owner 1915 Valuation Roll
Matthew Frew Tenant Occupier 1915 Valuation Roll
Mrs Grace W E Frew Owner Occupier 1920 Valuation Roll
Mrs Grace W E Frew Owner 1925 Valuation Roll
James R Frew Tenant 1925 Valuation Roll
Mrs. Matthew Frew 1939 Glasgow PO Directory 1939-40

Street Historical Notes
Moray Place1-10 1859-61, Alexander Thomson, occupied c. April-July 1861. Unoccupied at census on 7 April, but Thomson's daughter Helen was born there on 9 July.
11-17 c.1862, built by John McIntyre & Wiulliam Stevenson, architect unknown. Occupied 1863-4.
18-25 c.1872-3, feued to William Brown, first occupied c.1874
19-33 c.1876-7, feued to Francis Armstrong, a Dumfries architect. No 31 occupied in 1877, the others by 1878

Laid out c 1860, by John McIntyre (builder) and William Stevenson (quarrymaster & mason) from the land of Sir John Maxwell.

The renowned architect Alexander "Greek" Thomson designed 1-10, and lived at No 1. He did not design any further buildings in Moray Place or the Squares, however, although the Titwood Place and Salisbury Quadrant tenements in Nithsdale Road and Nithsdale Drive were probably built to his design.

William Brown, builder & mason, built 18-25. He previously built the Pollokshaws Road tenements (Regent Park Terrace) and himself lived at No 6 Regent Park Terrace. He died during construction in 1873 aged 49.